Overview
- Argentina hosts New Zealand at 18:10 in Vélez (ESPN/Disney+), with Juan Martín González in for Marcos Kremer and Mateo Carreras for Rodrigo Isgró after the 41-24 defeat in Córdoba.
- Liga MX’s Friday slate swung late: Juárez beat Santos 2-1 with goals at 89' and 90+2', Querétaro edged Atlético San Luis 3-2 in a VAR-influenced finish, and Chivas rallied from 0-3 to draw 3-3 at Tijuana.
- Club América officially unveiled Allan Saint-Maximin, Raúl Zúñiga, Alexis Gutiérrez, Isaías Violante and Ralph Orquín, as president Santiago Baños dismissed talk of a crisis and said the market remains active, noting Ipswich’s bid for Sebastián Cáceres fell short and Brian Rodríguez is close to renewing.
- In Argentina’s Clausura, Barracas Central drew 1-1 with Defensa y Justicia on Ignacio Tapia’s 90+6 equalizer, the Rosario clásico Rosario Central vs Newell’s is scheduled for Saturday at 17:30, and Talleres visit Atlético Tucumán without Emanuel Reynoso or Luis Miguel Angulo in a relegation-pressured test.
- Barcelona Femenil topped a Liga MX Femenil all-star side on penalties 4-3 after a 2-2 draw in Monterrey, with a two-hour weather delay and a send-off for Jacqueline Ovalle.